- Submitted by
- stojee
- Observations date
- Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- Location
- 49.361120° N 117.410800° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.4108,49.36112,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Bonnington Traverse - Steed Hut to Copper")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 23:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 3.5
- Slab width
- 1,000m
- Run length
- 500m
- Avalanche Character
- Persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Remote
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 1,820m
- Start zone incline
- 40°
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,298m
- Weak layer burial date
- Monday, February 19, 2024
- Weak layer crystal type
- Facets
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Cross-loaded slope
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
Ski tourers on the ridge remotely triggered the entire slope below them, the avalanche started on immediate ridgetop on Feb 19 FC and then stepped down to Feb 2nd Crust. It ran full path pulling some mature timber with it. The depth of crowns varied from the initial 60-80 cm to 150 cm on some of the features.
